Nasomatto Hindu Grass
by Nasomatto

A high-octane grassy-woody scent, fired by a minty-herbal concoction and a big hit of patchouli. One component is similar to the diffusive, green, woody aroma of Timbuktu. Possibly some nice anise-like aroma is floating around in there, maybe some marijuana, too. Although I cannot call it classically beautiful, Hindu Grass is pleasing, and I find myself drawn to it. Oddly attractive and satisfying.

When I tried this I was pleasantly surprised. It's a really lovely super dry patchouli with dusty earth and grasses as a backdrop. It's extremely sensual without using the usual suspects of a vanilla or sandalwood cloak. It leans more to the masculine side than feminine for patchoulis, but it's by no means an overpowering scent. It remains a light aura of a scent on my skin as opposed to a powerhouse patchouli scent. I sampled a number of scents of its type and decided to get this one. I'm certainly glad I did. The bottle is really nice as well... the raw wooden cap is a really nice touch. The bottle/cap size was much bigger than I'd expected (to my pleasant surprise).

It's a parfum extrait, but either I get olfactory fatigue very quickly (which rarely happens to me) with this, or it has poor longevity. Either way, I really enjoy it! Thumbs up from me.

Of the three Nasomatto fragrances I have worn Hindu Grass is the one I like least. However, having said that it is still a very good fragrance; just not nearly as nice to my nose as Duro or Absinth.

The opening of Hindu Grass is a little sharp and biting with a definite citrus character to it. There is something dark and a little smoky in the top/heart notes that reminds me of coffee. There is definitely a vetiver note throughout HG's development that in the basenotes blends well with the patchouli. Hindu Grass' longevity is outstanding (16+ hours) and it projects nicely. I think that if you like fragrances like Red Vetyver then this is one that you should check out.

A lovely patchouli scent but, as there are plenty of cheaper niche alternatives currently on the market (and of a similar high quality), there’s very little edge that Hindu Grass can provide. Yes, it does comes in parfum extrait (quite a rare thing for a unisex patchouli scent) but its longevity doesn’t live up to expectations.

There’s many patchouli scents, especially in EDP concentration, which satisfies far more than this Nasomatto offering.